19990109016369I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 402C · Teterboro, NJ · January 9, 1999

Date: January 9, 1999 · 23:53 local
Place: Teterboro, NJ
Airport: Teterboro
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: P77A
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N30LT
Reported as: Cessna 402C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 320 total20 in this make and model116 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-5) CE-402 collided with CE-172 on taxiway papa. Both aircraft were cleared by ground control to taxi to runway 19. Ground control did not advise either aircraft to give way to the other. Nor did he advise either aircraft of the others location. The pilot of the CE-172 was taxiing to runway 19 on taxiway papa when the CE-402 entered the taxiway and collied with the CE-172. The pilot of the CE-172 stopped his aircraft to avoid the collision, but the CE-402 continued and his wingtip went through the propeller arc of the CE-172. The wingtip of the CE-402 was struck by the CE-172'S propeller. No other contact was made with the CE-172. The pilot of the CE-402 continued to taxi unaware of the collision, and was advised by the tower personnel that the collision occurred.

As the FAA filed it

(-5) CE-402 COLLIDED WITH CE-172 ON TAXIWAY PAPA. BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE CLEARED BY GROUND CONTROL TO TAXI TO RUNWAY 19. GROUND CONTROL DID NOT ADVISE EITHER AIRCRAFT TO GIVE WAY TO THE OTHER. NOR DID HE ADVISE EITHER AIRCRAFT OF THE OTHERS LOCATION. THE PILOT OF THE CE-172 WAS TAXIING TO RUNWAY 19 ON TAXIWAY PAPA WHEN THE CE-402 ENTERED THE TAXIWAY AND COLLIED WITH THE CE-172. THE PILOT OF THE CE-172 STOPPED HIS AIRCRAFT TO AVOID THE COLLISION, BUT THE CE-402 CONTINUED AND HIS WINGTIP WENT THROUGH THE PROPELLER ARC OF THE CE-172. THE WINGTIP OF THE CE-402 WAS STRUCK BY THE CE-172'S PROPELLER. NO OTHER CONTACT WAS MADE WITH THE CE-172. THE PILOT OF THE CE-402 CONTINUED TO TAXI UNAWARE OF THE COLLISION, AND WAS ADVISED BY THE TOWER PERSONNEL THAT THE COLLISION OCCURRED.